by Suzanne Jackson The divisional rounds of the NFL playoffs recently finished with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, and the San Francisco 49ers moving on to their respective conference championships. In the AFC, the Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills 27-10. Star quarterback Joe Burrow completed 23 of 36 passing attempts and had…
by Karen Kohler As the semester starts just a couple weeks into the new year, it’s easy to want to aim high and finally do all the things you’ve been telling yourself you’ll do. These are noble ambitions but setting a lot of big, broad goals almost never works. Setting smaller goals that can eventually…
by Allison Shaw For some students, the spring semester can feel like trudging through muck, and despite being similar in length to the fall semester, can feel much longer. Whether graduation is right around the corner, or winter break just wasn’t quite long enough, or you’re an underclassman finally starting to enter into some higher-level…
by Alexis Barton As part of a longstanding partnership with other Lutheran colleges, Roanoke College students have the unique opportunity each semester to take part in a semester-long internship program in our nation’s capital. The Lutheran College Washington Semester is a chance for students to experience work and life outside of the campus community,…
by Mia Shelton 2023 deserves a new soundtrack to keep motivation and spirits up. The cold wintery season can be a challenging and lethargic time for some. Switching up songs throughout these coming winter months can personify the goals you wish to set. Not sure where to begin? Here are a few inspiring songs to…
by Alexis Barton The new class of Congress members experienced a whirlwind surrounding their inauguration. The media swarmed over the group as there were contentious discussions and votes regarding the next Speaker of the House. In addition to the spectacle starring various members of the Republican party, one new Republican took the stage as a…
by Juniper Rogers Grace Priddy is a senior from Martinsville, Virginia, and she is majoring in creative writing and minoring in both religious studies and health and exercise science, and is even working towards a concentration in publishing and editing. When asked what her second greatest achievement was, she responsed that “I really have enjoyed…
by Anna Tillman HBO Max is really on a streak of releasing amazing series. The newest series to grace our presence is The Last of Us. This is a new series based on a popular 2013 video game. The series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where fungi take over human bodies. The people turn…
by Hannah Guanti If you are following current events in the United States, it is likely your news feed has been flooded with the gruesome murders of four college students from the University of Idaho. Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were the four students slain in an off-campus house in the…
by Marisa Seager It’s hard to believe that this is my last semester here at Roanoke College before I go out into the “real world.” As excited as I am to almost be done, there are also a lot of other thoughts running through my mind. Here are some of those thoughts and ideas to…